Bird
List
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Currently,
each species listed below has a link to the Patuxent
Bird Identification Information Center website. Their
list has been culled to make iit easier for Science
Olympiad students to learn more about the species
specifically selected by Science Olympiad for competition.
Note that it may take a bit of practice getting used
to using this dynamic list as an interactive study
resource. But, as you will see by using it, the culled,
dynamic list should be helpful.
Official
List of Species
- Indicates knowledge
of species vocalization required for competition.
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Loons:
(Family Gaviidae)
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Common
Loon
![Image1.gif (869 bytes)](tool_images/Image1.gif)
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Gavia
immer
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Grebes
(Family Podicipedidae)
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Horned
Grebe
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Podiceps
auritus
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Pied-billed
Grebe
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Podilymbus
podiceps
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Albatrosses
(Family Diomedeidae)
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Black-footed
Albatross
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Phoebastria
nigripes
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Boobies,
Gannets (Family Sulidae)
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Northern
Gannet
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Morus
bassanus
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Pelicans
(Family Pelecanidae)
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Brown
Pelican
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Pelecanus
occidentalis
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Cormorants
(Family Phalacrocoracidae)
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Double-crested
Cormorant
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Phalacrocorax
auritus
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Herons,
Bitterns (Family Ardeidae)
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American
Bittern
![Image1.gif (869 bytes)](tool_images/Image1.gif)
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Botaurus
lentiginosus
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Black-crowned
Night-Heron
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Nycticorax
nycticorax
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Green
Heron
![Image1.gif (869 bytes)](tool_images/Image1.gif)
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Butorides
virescens
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Snowy
Egret
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Egretta
thula
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Great
Egret
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Ardea
alba
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Great
Blue Heron
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Ardea
herodias
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Ducks,
Geese, Swans (Family Anatidae)
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Tundra
Swan
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Cygnus
columbianus
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Snow
Goose
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Chen
caerulescens
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Canada
Goose
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Branta
canadensis
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Wood
Duck
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Aix
sponsa
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Mallard
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Anas
platyrhynchos
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Northern
Shoveler
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Anas
clypeata
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Canvasback
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Aythya
valisineria
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Common
Goldeneye
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Bucephala
clangula
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Bufflehead
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Bucephala
albeola
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Common
Merganser
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Mergus
merganser
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Red-breasted
Merganser
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Mergus
serrator
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Hooded
Merganser
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Lophodytes
cucullatus
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Ruddy
Duck
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Oxyura
jamaicensis
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New
World Vultures (Family Cathartidae)
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Turkey
Vulture
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Cathartes
aura
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California
Condor
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Gymnogyps
californianus
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Hawks,
Kites, Eagles (Family Accipitridae)
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Osprey
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Pandion
haliaetus
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Golden
Eagle
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Aquila
chrysaetos
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Bald
Eagle
![Image1.gif (869 bytes)](tool_images/Image1.gif)
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Haliaeetus
leucocephalus
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Sharp-shinned
Hawk ![Image1.gif (869 bytes)](tool_images/Image1.gif)
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Accipiter
striatus
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Red-shouldered
Hawk ![Image1.gif (869 bytes)](tool_images/Image1.gif)
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Buteo
lineatus
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Red-tailed
Hawk
![Image1.gif (869 bytes)](tool_images/Image1.gif)
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Buteo
jamaicensis
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Caracaras,
Falcons (Family Falconidae)
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American
Kestrel
![Image1.gif (869 bytes)](tool_images/Image1.gif)
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Falco
sparverius
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Merlin
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Falco
columbarius
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Peregrine
Falcon
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Falco
peregrinus
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Partridges,
Grouse, Turkeys (Family Phasianidae)
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Ring-necked
Pheasant
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Phasianus
colchicus
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Wild
Turkey
![Image1.gif (869 bytes)](tool_images/Image1.gif)
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Meleagris
gallopavo
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Ruffed
Grouse
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Bonasa
umbellus
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Rails,
Gallinules, Coots (Family Rallidae)
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Clapper
Rail
![Image1.gif (869 bytes)](tool_images/Image1.gif)
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Rallus
longirostris
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Virginia
Rail
![Image1.gif (869 bytes)](tool_images/Image1.gif)
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Rallus
limicola
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Cranes
(Family Gruidae)
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Sandhill
Crane
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Grus
canadensis
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Lapwings,
Plovers (Family Charadriidae)
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Black-bellied
Plover
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Pluvialis
squatarola
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Semipalmated
Plover
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Charadrius
semipalmatus
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Killdeer
![Image1.gif (869 bytes)](tool_images/Image1.gif)
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Charadrius
vociferus
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Sandpipers,
Phalaropes (Family Scolopacidae)
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Willet
![Image1.gif (869 bytes)](tool_images/Image1.gif)
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Catoptrophorus
semipalmatus
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Greater
Yellowlegs ![Image1.gif (869 bytes)](tool_images/Image1.gif)
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Tringa
melanoleuca
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Spotted
Sandpiper
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Actitis
macularia
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Ruddy
Turnstone
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Arenaria
interpres
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Sanderling
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Calidris
alba
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Dunlin
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Calidris
alpina
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Least
Sandpiper
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Calidris
minutilla
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Common
Snipe
![Image1.gif (869 bytes)](tool_images/Image1.gif)
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Gallinago
gallinago
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Wilson's
Phalarope
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Phalaropus
tricolor
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Skuas,
Gulls, Terns, Skimmers (Family Laridae)
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Bonaparte's
Gull
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Larus
philadelphia
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Ring-billed
Gull
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Larus
delawarensis
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Herring
Gull
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Larus
argentatus
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Forster's
Tern
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Sterna
forsteri
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Least
Tern
![Image1.gif (869 bytes)](tool_images/Image1.gif)
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Sterna
antillarum
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Black
Tern
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Childonias
niger
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Black
Skimmer
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Rynchops
niger
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Auks,
Murres, Puffins (Family Alcidae)
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Marbled
Murrelet
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Brachyramphus
marmoratus
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Atlantic
Puffin
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Fratercula
arctica
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Pigeons,
Doves (Family Columbidae)
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Rock
Dove
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Columba
livia
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Mourning
Dove ![Image1.gif (869 bytes)](tool_images/Image1.gif)
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Zenaida
macroura
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Cuckoos,
Roadrunners, Anis (Family Cuculidae)
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Yellow-billed
Cuckoo ![Image1.gif (869 bytes)](tool_images/Image1.gif)
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Coccyzus
americanus
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Greater
Roadrunner
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Geococcyx
californianus
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Owls
(Family Tytonidae)
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Barn
Owl
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Tyto
alba
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Owls
(Family Strigidae)
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Great
Horned Owl
![Image1.gif (869 bytes)](tool_images/Image1.gif)
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Bubo
virginianus
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Barred
Owl
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Strix
varia
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Eastern
Screech-Owl ![Image1.gif (869 bytes)](tool_images/Image1.gif)
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Otus
asio
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Western
Screech-Owl ![Image1.gif (869 bytes)](tool_images/Image1.gif)
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Otus
kennicottii
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Northern
Saw-whet Owl ![Image1.gif (869 bytes)](tool_images/Image1.gif)
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Aegolius
acadicus
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Nighthawks,
Nightjars (Family Caprimulgidae)
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Common
Nighthawk
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Chordeiles
minor
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Whip-poor-will
![Image1.gif (869 bytes)](tool_images/Image1.gif)
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Caprimulgus
vociferus
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Swifts
(Family Apodidae)
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Chimney
Swift
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Chaetura
pelagica
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White-throated
Swift ![Image1.gif (869 bytes)](tool_images/Image1.gif)
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Aeronautes
saxatalis
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Hummingbirds
(Family Trochilidae)
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Ruby-throated
Hummingbird
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Archilochus
colubris
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Broad-tailed
Hummingbird
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Selasphorus
platycercus
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Kingfishers
(Family Alcedinidae)
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Belted
Kingfisher
![Image1.gif (869 bytes)](tool_images/Image1.gif)
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Ceryle
alcyon
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Woodpeckers
(Family Picidae)
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Acorn
Woodpecker
![Image1.gif (869 bytes)](tool_images/Image1.gif)
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Melanerpes
formicivorus
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Northern
Flicker
![Image1.gif (869 bytes)](tool_images/Image1.gif)
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Colaptes
auratus
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Downy
Woodpecker
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Picoides
pubescens
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Hairy
Woodpecker
![Image1.gif (869 bytes)](tool_images/Image1.gif)
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Picoides
villosus
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Tyrant
Flycatchers (Family Tyrannidae)
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Eastern
Wood-Pewee ![Image1.gif (869 bytes)](tool_images/Image1.gif)
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Contopus
virens
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Western
Wood-Pewee ![Image1.gif (869 bytes)](tool_images/Image1.gif)
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Contopus
sordidulus
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Willow
Flycatcher
![Image1.gif (869 bytes)](tool_images/Image1.gif)
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Empidonax
traillii
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Eastern
Phoebe
![Image1.gif (869 bytes)](tool_images/Image1.gif)
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Sayornis
phoebe
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Say's
Phoebe
![Image1.gif (869 bytes)](tool_images/Image1.gif)
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Sayornis
saya
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Western
Kingbird
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Tyrannus
verticalis
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Eastern
Kingbird
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Tyrannus
tyrannus
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Shrikes
(Family Laniidae)
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Loggerhead
Shrike
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Lanius
ludovicianus
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Vireos
(Family Vireonidae)
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Blue-headed
Vireo
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Vireo
solitarius
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Red-eyed
Vireo
![Image1.gif (869 bytes)](tool_images/Image1.gif)
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Vireo
olivaceus
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Crows,
Jays (Family Corvidae)
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Blue
Jay
![Image1.gif (869 bytes)](tool_images/Image1.gif)
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Cyanocitta
cristata
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Steller's
Jay
![Image1.gif (869 bytes)](tool_images/Image1.gif)
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Cyanocitta
stelleri
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Black-billed
Magpie ![Image1.gif (869 bytes)](tool_images/Image1.gif)
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Pica
pica
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American
Crow
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Corvus
brachyrhynchos
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Larks
(Family Alaudidae)
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Horned
Lark
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Eremophila
alpestris
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Swallows
(Family Hirundinidae)
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Tree
Swallow
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Tachycineta
bicolor
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Barn
Swallow
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Hirundo
rustica
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Chickadees,
Titmice (Family Paridae)
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Tufted
Titmouse
![Image1.gif (869 bytes)](tool_images/Image1.gif)
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Baeolophus
bicolor
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Black-capped
Chickadee ![Image1.gif (869 bytes)](tool_images/Image1.gif)
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Poecile
atricapillus
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Creepers
(Family Certhiidae)
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Brown
Creeper
![Image1.gif (869 bytes)](tool_images/Image1.gif)
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Certhia
americana
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Nuthatches
(Family Sittidae)
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White-breasted
Nuthatch ![Image1.gif (869 bytes)](tool_images/Image1.gif)
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Sitta
carolinensis
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Red-breasted
Nuthatch ![Image1.gif (869 bytes)](tool_images/Image1.gif)
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Sitta
canadensis
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Wrens
(Family Troglodytidae)
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House
Wren
![Image1.gif (869 bytes)](tool_images/Image1.gif)
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Troglodytes
aedon
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Marsh
Wren
![Image1.gif (869 bytes)](tool_images/Image1.gif)
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Cistothorus
palustris
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Dippers
(Family Cinclidae)
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American
Dipper
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Cinclus
mexicanus
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Kinglets
(Family Regulidae)
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Golden-crowned
Kinglet
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Regulus
satrapa
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Ruby-crowned
Kinglet
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Regulus
calendula
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Old
World Warblers, Gnatcatchers (Family Sylviidae)
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Blue-gray
Gnatcatcher ![Image1.gif (869 bytes)](tool_images/Image1.gif)
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Polioptila
caerulea
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Thrushes
(Family Turdidae)
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Eastern
Bluebird
![Image1.gif (869 bytes)](tool_images/Image1.gif)
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Sialia
sialis
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Western
Bluebird
![Image1.gif (869 bytes)](tool_images/Image1.gif)
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Sialia
mexicana
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Hermit
Thrush
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Catharus
guttatus
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American
Robin
![Image1.gif (869 bytes)](tool_images/Image1.gif)
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Turdus
migratorius
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Mockingbirds,
Thrashers (Family Mimidae)
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Gray
Catbird
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Dumetella
carolinensis
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Northern
Mockingbird ![Image1.gif (869 bytes)](tool_images/Image1.gif)
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Mimus
polyglottos
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Starlings
(Family Sturnidae)
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European
Starling
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Sturnus
vulgaris
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Waxwings
(Family Bombycillidae)
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Cedar
Waxwing
![Image1.gif (869 bytes)](tool_images/Image1.gif)
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Bombycilla
cedrorum
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Wood-Warblers
(Family Parulidae)
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Yellow-rumped
Warbler
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Dendroica
coronata
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Black-throated
Green Warbler ![Image1.gif (869 bytes)](tool_images/Image1.gif)
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Dendroica
virens
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Yellow
Warbler
![Image1.gif (869 bytes)](tool_images/Image1.gif)
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Dendroica
petechia
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Common
Yellowthroat ![Image1.gif (869 bytes)](tool_images/Image1.gif)
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Geothlypis
trichas
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Yellow-breasted
Chat ![Image1.gif (869 bytes)](tool_images/Image1.gif)
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Icteria
virens
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Tanagers
(Family Thraupidae)
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Summer
Tanager
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Piranga
rubra
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Scarlet
Tanager
![Image1.gif (869 bytes)](tool_images/Image1.gif)
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Piranga
olivacea
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Western
Tanager
![Image1.gif (869 bytes)](tool_images/Image1.gif)
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Piranga
ludoviciana
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Emberizids
(Family Emberizidae)
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Chipping
Sparrow
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Spizella
passerina
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Savannah
Sparrow
![Image1.gif (869 bytes)](tool_images/Image1.gif)
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Passerculus
sandwichensis
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Song
Sparrow
![Image1.gif (869 bytes)](tool_images/Image1.gif)
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Melospiza
melodia
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White-crowned
Sparrow ![Image1.gif (869 bytes)](tool_images/Image1.gif)
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Zonotrichia
leucophrys
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Dark-eyed
Junco
![Image1.gif (869 bytes)](tool_images/Image1.gif)
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Junco
hyemalis
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Snow
Bunting
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Plectrophenax
nivalis
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Cardinals
(Family Cardinalidae)
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Rose-breasted
Grosbeak
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Pheucticus
ludovicianus
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Black-headed
Grosbeak
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Pheucticus
melanocephalus
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Northern
Cardinal
![Image1.gif (869 bytes)](tool_images/Image1.gif)
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Cardinalis
cardinalis
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Indigo
Bunting
![Image1.gif (869 bytes)](tool_images/Image1.gif)
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Passerina
cyanea
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Lazuli
Bunting
![Image1.gif (869 bytes)](tool_images/Image1.gif)
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Passerina
amoena
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Blackbirds
(Family Icteridae)
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Red-winged
Blackbird ![Image1.gif (869 bytes)](tool_images/Image1.gif)
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Agelaius
phoeniceus
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Brown-headed
Cowbird ![Image1.gif (869 bytes)](tool_images/Image1.gif)
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Molothrus
ater
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Baltimore
Oriole
![Image1.gif (869 bytes)](tool_images/Image1.gif)
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Icterus
galbula
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Bullock's
Oriole
![Image1.gif (869 bytes)](tool_images/Image1.gif)
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Icterus
bullockii
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Finches
(Family Fringillidae)
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Purple
Finch
![Image1.gif (869 bytes)](tool_images/Image1.gif)
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Carpodacus
purpureus
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House
Finch
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Carpodacus
mexicanus
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Pine
Siskin
![Image1.gif (869 bytes)](tool_images/Image1.gif)
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Carduelis
pinus
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American
Goldfinch ![Image1.gif (869 bytes)](tool_images/Image1.gif)
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Carduelis
tristis
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Evening
Grosbeak
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Coccothraustes
vespertinus
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Old
World Sparrows (Family Passeridae)
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House
Sparrow
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Passer
domesticus
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